Burger King hires 80 persons for its Ixelles restaurant
Thursday, 16 August 2018 18:48
The fast-food restaurants chain, Burger King, is looking for 80 employees for its future Ixelles business, announces Burger King in a press communiqué.
Unions launch appeal to Ryanair shareholders
Thursday, 16 August 2018 18:43
“We are writing to you in an ultimate attempt to find a peaceful solution to the current social conflict’’… Several European unions, among which the CNE, sent Thursday a letter to Ryanair shareholders, so that they might put pressure on the management, since no solution having yet been found to…
Belgian company signs important IT contract with EU Commission
Thursday, 16 August 2018 18:36
The IT services provider Modis Belgique signed an agreement with the European Commission for the management of 1,200 IT personnel, they announced Thursday.
Belgium, less popular as a financial haven for multinationals
Thursday, 16 August 2018 16:47
Big foreign multinationals withdrew 62 billion euros from their financing centres in Belgium in the past two years, L’Echo and De Tijd reported on Thursday.
€500 million to test small companies’ defences against spam emails
Thursday, 16 August 2018 16:04
Around 85% of all mail received by small and medium-sized companies is either unsolicited commercial email or outright spam, according to a study carried out by AXS Guard, a Mechelen-based internet security organisation, at a cost to the government of around €500 million.
Bridge collapse in Genoa: could it happen here?
Wednesday, 15 August 2018 12:35
As Italian rescuers and emergency services take care of the collapse of a viaduct near Genoa, with the loss of at least 30 lives, Belgian experts have been asking – could it happen here?
Belfius makes 335 million euros in the first semester of 2018
Sunday, 12 August 2018 02:16
Belfius made 335 million euros profit in the first semester of 2018 (after tax), the bank announced on Friday.
Smartphone sales down in 2017, stable this year
Friday, 10 August 2018 19:38
Smartphone sales went down in Belgium in 2017, in keeping with a global trend, but appear to have stabilized this year, Le Soir reported on Friday.
SNCB reviews its punctuality targets downward
Friday, 10 August 2018 17:53
Punctuality at the SNCB deteriorated in the first five months of the year, prompting the national railway company to review its targets downward, L’Avenir reported on Friday, based on an internal document.
Ryanair faces Europe-wide strike and new legal action
Friday, 10 August 2018 10:41
Low-cost airline Ryanair, today plagued by a strike by pilots across five countries, now faces another challenge, with a legal action brought by consumer organisation Test-Achats for compensation for passengers affected by this and previous actions.
